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LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RY. CO. v. PRATT

No. 10879.

142 F.2d 847 (1944)

LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RY. CO. v. PRATT.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 15, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. W. Holloman, of Alexandria, La., and A. L. Burford, of Texarkana, Tex., for appellant.

Byron D. Bullock, of Shreveport, La., and S. P. Jones, of Marshall, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

Louis Pratt brought this suit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him in the course of his employment as a switchman for the Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company. The trial resulted in a jury verdict in favor of Pratt for $5,000, but the court entered judgment non obstante veredicto for the defendant. On appeal, the judgment was reversed, and the cause...

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